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03-11-2008, 10:39 AM
#16
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Nice story.
I love driving mine to the local parts store (to work on another car
).
The guys inside mostly drive ricers, but a couple of them are just plain car lovers. More than once I've had people ask me what I 'got in there'.
When I say it's a bone stock V8 some will look surprised. Next question is invariably, does it have a turbo? (these kids are so used to turbocharged 4s that they can't imagine a car being fast without it I guess).
One kid asked if it was a six-speed. I told him it was a 5 and he said, "Oh, I like the ones with the six-speeds"
I should have told him that this one goes to eleven!
I love driving mine to the local parts store (to work on another car
).The guys inside mostly drive ricers, but a couple of them are just plain car lovers. More than once I've had people ask me what I 'got in there'.
When I say it's a bone stock V8 some will look surprised. Next question is invariably, does it have a turbo? (these kids are so used to turbocharged 4s that they can't imagine a car being fast without it I guess).
One kid asked if it was a six-speed. I told him it was a 5 and he said, "Oh, I like the ones with the six-speeds"
I should have told him that this one goes to eleven!
03-11-2008, 04:26 PM
#18
Race Director
One of the funniest stories I have is when I drove my 928 to my nephews house when he was around 7.....he was playing out front with a friend....when I pulled up his friend says 'WOW a corvette!" My nephew corrects him...."No stupid...its a Porsche, its better than a corvette!" The friend says "Your right"
Damm that was funny.....
Damm that was funny.....
03-11-2008, 08:00 PM
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Nice Story Michael. I drove up to our new house today to meet with a contractor rep. As soon as I pulled into the driveway, he was walking towards me with a huge smile. "I LOVE these cars!....One of the best values for the money....I am a gear head of sorts myself and know these cars are more than what meets the eye." And it went on from there. He stepped back a few when I told him I had 4 of them. It's a kick when you get a person around who understands the mechanics and engineering of things to really appreciate what we sometimes forget.
BTW Michael, I STILL LOVE the work you did with the louvers around the bumper inset. Probably the best stock looking S4 *** I have ever seen.
BTW Michael, I STILL LOVE the work you did with the louvers around the bumper inset. Probably the best stock looking S4 *** I have ever seen.
03-11-2008, 08:47 PM
#20
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One of the funniest stories I have is when I drove my 928 to my nephews house when he was around 7.....he was playing out front with a friend....when I pulled up his friend says 'WOW a corvette!" My nephew corrects him...."No stupid...its a Porsche, its better than a corvette!" The friend says "Your right"
Damm that was funny.....
Damm that was funny.....
Reminds me when i was in HS and had what i thought was a pretty cool car, a Nissan Maxima SE that was pretty nice. Some little girl, maybe 6-8 or something threw a ball at it when i was outside at a friends house and i said something like hey watch it, and she responded back with "what, its just a Nissan!"
That little b!tch !!!!